According to a Tweet published by “The Rage X” on April 25, 2022, and information released on the Russian social Network, Sweden could transfer a batch of Archer, a 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. This information has not yet been officially confirmed by the Swedish government
According to the latest information published on Internet, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Sweden has already supplied 10,000 AT4 light anti-tank weapons, 5,000 M90 helmets, 5,000 bulletproof vests model 12, 135,000 field rations.
Sweden is not a member of NATO, but due to the crisis in Ukraine, Sweden has expressed to join NATO in May 2022. At the end of March 2022, 72 percent of the respondents in Sweden were afraid of Russia as a superpower. By joining NATO, Sweden put itself under the protection of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The greatest responsibility of the Alliance is to protect and defend NATO’s territory and populations. Article 5 of NATO’s founding charter, the Washington Treaty, sets out the Alliance’s collective defense commitment. It states that an attack on one shall be considered an attack on all. Article 5 has been invoked only once in NATO’s history, on 12 September 2001, the day after the terrorist attacks on the United States.
On February 27, 2022, the Swedish Government announced at a press conference that it would present proposals for direct support to Ukraine’s armed forces for an amount of around €50 million. This first aid to Ukraine included 5,000 anti-tank weapons of the AT4 anti-tank weapons, 5,000 body shields, 5,000 helmets, and 135,000 field rations with a total value of around €40 million.